David S answers “This book is soooooo boring. I'm like...”

Jeremy X asked this question about Robinson Crusoe:

This book is soooooo boring. I'm like one-third through the book and it's just boring me to death but I have to read it for English. Does anyone agree?

David S I started reading this book as a young person. Pre adolescent. I had read Treasure Island, Kidnapped and the like. Swash buckling adventure. At that t…moreI started reading this book as a young person. Pre adolescent. I had read Treasure Island, Kidnapped and the like. Swash buckling adventure. At that time I found the book got boring, and I stopped reading it.
Now I have picked it up again at age 60 and find it fascinating. However it is not a quick read. This book is about spirituality, culture, and culture clash, civility, and as one of the other commenters wrote, isolation and loneliness. And really the human experience here on planet Earth.
When you read up on this book on say Wikipedia you will learn it is considered one of the first English novels.
All in all it really is a wonderful book. It's not just about a guy stranded on an island. Oh, and I forgot group psychology. There are probably several other aspects of the book that I am remiss in addressing here.
Anyway, wait 30 or 40 years and try it again, I think you might see what I mean, with an open mind of course.(less)

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